Petition Text: 21383-DI-632-D

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Amend ¶ 632:

Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Organization Convocation.--There shall be a Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Organization Convocation to be held at least once every other year...It is recommended that at least two members from each Annual Conference be racial/ethnic racial and ethnic minority persons....provided that the above categories are cared for and the recommended 50/50 racial/ethnic racial and ethnic minority representation is observed....

[Third paragraph] A responsibility of the Jurisdictional Youth Ministry Organization shall be to elect three youth members and one adult member to the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee (see ¶1307). At least one of the youth shall be a racial and ethnic minority youth. All youth elected to the steering committee shall be at the time of their election entering into the eleventh grade or under or their age shall be sixteen or younger. It is strongly recommended that two youth shall be elected from each jurisdiction, insofar as possible at least one of whom shall be a racial/ethnic person. Youth shall be sixteen years of age entering into the eleventh grade or younger; if not in school their age shall be sixteen or under at the time of their selection. Nominations shall come...As far as possible members of the National Youth Ministry Organization Steering Committee from each jurisdiction shall be from four five different Annual Conferences in that jurisdiction...

3. To promote the establishment and awareness of racial/ethnic racial and ethnic minority needs,...

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Petition Text: 21383-DI-632-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference